COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) – Following a positive recommendation from the Coldwater Planning Commission, the Coldwater City Council Monday night approved an addition to city zoning ordinances which would allow special use permits for multi-family dwellings within the Central Business District.
The matter has been discussed for several months after developers withdrew a proposed 50 unit apartment project in the Milnes Plaza.
City Manager Keith Baker pointed out special use permits would be reviewed on a case-by-case basis.
Under terms of the amendment, the dwelling has to have a minimum height of at least two stories.
The building would also have to front the primary street to which the building’s address is assigned and there would also have to be a public entrance.
On a related matter, the Council heard a lengthy presentation by Andrew Martin from the Michigan State Housing Development Authority on their Low Income Housing Tax Credit program.
